Lobo Marino
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Hello,
did anyone of you on here make some experience with Argentine regulations on fire protection/fire prevention in apartment buildings?
I have bought a new apartment in Mar del Plata about a year ago. While the construction was not 100% completed at this time I was not too much concerned about not seeing any Fire Protection equipment in the building (extinguishers, hoses, smoke detectors, signs, etc). The building is relatively small with one apartment per floor (11 units) and two offices with separate entrances below. Since I am not full time in Argentina and the majority of the apartments seem to be occupied in the summer months only, I have made little contact with any of the co-propitarios so far. There is a building administration office taking care of maintenance and expenses [sporadically].
By now I have learned that Argentine constructions never seem to actually reach a 100% completion (95% at best), and I have serious doubts that anything will be done to improve the buildings safety. Also, Fire protection does not seem to be taken very seriously here, given the number of occasions I couldnt help noticing equipment being expired or out of their service period for years in any kind of public building. Since 10 months the administration keeps me waiting for the fire extinguisher I have requested to be installed in my palier and I am thinking of contracting a service firm myself.
Did anyone of you have similar problems in their buildings and how did you solve them? I now there should be regulations existing, but could not find any on the web so far... Any links would be appreciated.
I do not want to file a denuncia in any way since this would put me as a partial owner in complicated situation. I would rather prefer to find a way how to add pressure on the administration...
Any ideas?
did anyone of you on here make some experience with Argentine regulations on fire protection/fire prevention in apartment buildings?
I have bought a new apartment in Mar del Plata about a year ago. While the construction was not 100% completed at this time I was not too much concerned about not seeing any Fire Protection equipment in the building (extinguishers, hoses, smoke detectors, signs, etc). The building is relatively small with one apartment per floor (11 units) and two offices with separate entrances below. Since I am not full time in Argentina and the majority of the apartments seem to be occupied in the summer months only, I have made little contact with any of the co-propitarios so far. There is a building administration office taking care of maintenance and expenses [sporadically].
By now I have learned that Argentine constructions never seem to actually reach a 100% completion (95% at best), and I have serious doubts that anything will be done to improve the buildings safety. Also, Fire protection does not seem to be taken very seriously here, given the number of occasions I couldnt help noticing equipment being expired or out of their service period for years in any kind of public building. Since 10 months the administration keeps me waiting for the fire extinguisher I have requested to be installed in my palier and I am thinking of contracting a service firm myself.
Did anyone of you have similar problems in their buildings and how did you solve them? I now there should be regulations existing, but could not find any on the web so far... Any links would be appreciated.
I do not want to file a denuncia in any way since this would put me as a partial owner in complicated situation. I would rather prefer to find a way how to add pressure on the administration...
Any ideas?